Speculation

There is some speculation that Savannah will go back onto the Cannula this sunday or maybe by Tuesday, for good this time. I would definitely like to see that, but I went last night and she was in 28-29% percent oxygen range, so I don't know. She has long stretches where she does great, then she desats again, not sure what is up. Anyway, she weighs 5'01" now, STILL getting bigger! Angel said she is getting harder to hold. I used to be able to hold her in the palm of my hand, and hold her head with my other hand. Now she is getting stronger and you have to watch it. Also, Angel had her shower today and it went off great. We got an exersaucer and a high-chair and tons of other stuff.

Also; I am about to (within the next 3 weeks) upload this 10 minute video clip of Savannah that I cut from about 1 and a half hours of footage; I'm paying this site to store it and show it, so when that happens I'll let you guys know. How it will work is you will have to email me for the password, and then you will be able to download it. Since it is like a 30 meg clip, you won't be able to access this if you have dial-up. Sorry, but it would take like 2 days; no other way for me to do this, and it is primarily for my parents in Florida anyway. Also, if you live in Tulsa, you definitely ain't seeing it, since you could just drive to my house and see it. But we'll burn that bridge when we come to it. :)

weighing in at huge pounds, it is Savannah!

I though I would tell everybody that Savannah is 4 pounds and 14 ounces now. She is getting so big!

Another one of her sleeping

Here is Angel with her game face on.

I took this on the sly. Angel thought I was messing with the camera but I was really taking her picture. Ain't she purty?

Touch all you want now though, Grammy.

Delayne can't help herself. She is like a fat kid with candy. (though, and I want to emphasize this, I am not calling her, or any member of the opposite sex fat. Just clarifying my simile)

Angel and Grammy D!

here are some old pics. Savannah sleeping.

My dad sent me this and I thought tit was hilarious. :)

Her mato-Crit and other fun words to say

Well I spoke to Dr. Lenhart this thursday and Savannah's hermaticrit has risen from 23 to 26, and the Dr. said that this was almost definitely because her bone marrow was starting to kick in and she was starting to produce her own blood. So that is great! We are excited about that. I am skeptical about getting her home before Christmas, but the doctor seems to think we only have about 2 more weeks to go. Hoorah!

Seriously, this is the last post for now

Want to see Savannah's NICU? It is featured here: www.mypmag.com/news1.pdf. Check it out!

One last thing

Some of you have asked what my finals schedule is (mainly family, but some friends that I have had to repeatedly flake on) So here it is: I won't take my last final, Trusts and Wills, till the 16th of December. I take my first final, Internet Law, on the 6th, this next monday. I take Administrative law and Energy Policy in between; can't remember when. and for your information, I take the Oklahoma Bar next July. Good times.

Thank you!

Recently someone from PAD (a legal fraternity at TU) came up to me and asked if I would mind if they did a fundraiser for Savannah. Heck no I wouldn't mind! That sounds great I said. My classmates from TU Law and the fine folks at the DA's office contributed over $260 to little Savannah! If you contributed to this, Thank you so much! I personally was stunned at the amount. That is a lot of money. My wife (who handles all the finances of the house) deposited all the money into our "baby fund", a savings account we have been keeping to pay for medical expenses and for when Savannah comes home (to replace the income we'll lose for when Angel takes time off on maternity leave). Thank you again! I told Savannah to say "thank you" on camera but she just looked at me and gurgled. What an ingrate!

Getting a better look.

They try to put a chinstrap on her to try to keep her mouth closed, to keep air from escaping through her mouth. But as you can see sometimes it doesn't always work, and she is strong little lady as well.

Hello mom!

She already has the instinct to suck.

She is so cute! Even with the C-pap on.

Angel getting ready to pump. Not talking about gas here.

Turns out I did have some new pics on my computer. These are from the 26th. (I think)

A funny note here is that both Angel and Delane can't whistle.

Grammy D!

The gals are chowing down.

Craig is so humble when he plays games. :)

I stopped studying and posed for this picture.

"That Mr. Zack sure is silly!"

Sophie! I took this when we went with the Spanns to grab something to eat.

Awwwww. That's my beautiful wife!

Angel is caught with a piece of turkey en flagrante delicto.

What a spread! Angel has this thing about not showing her teeth in pictures. She is doing it here.

Thanksgiving!

I don't have really any new pictures of Savannah, although my camera is full of them. I just haven't found the time to post them! Trying to study for finals people! I will post them, I promise. However, I will post some Thanksgiving pictures I took on Thanksgiving with family/friends. Here is the latest baby news:
Savannah is breaking the baby scale at a whopping 4 pounds 12 ounces. Wow! What a big baby! Seems like her weight shot up overnight. Man she is huge now. They've got her on weights and a tiny treadmill and...well...not quite. But she IS getting bigger. She is still on the CPAP, but now they are putting her on 3 hour cycles, 3 hours on the cannula, and 3 hours on CPAP. Dr. Lenhart is saying that she is looking like they could transfuse her again since her hermaticrit was so low. But yesterday they took a blood-gas and it had risen from 23 to 26. SO, what that means for you who don't "speak the lingo" is that her red blood cell count had risen on its own, a very good thing (If someone knows that this is incorrect or something then feel free to correct me; I am only a amatuer doctor b/c of Savannah and sometimes I misstate this stuff). This is a good thing b/c it might mean that she is making her own blood, which should start happening in this week or next. Which is why the doctor is trying to hold off on transfusing her again. For which I am grateful. Transfusions are risky. If she is making her own blood, then she will start to (literally) breathe easier, and not respirate so fast, because she'll have more blood cells to carry the oxygen to her body. This would be good for her under-developed lungs. So we are praying that she starts making her own blood and that her lungs develope. Once she goes off the cannula, they will start to try to nurse, and we are hoping that she will take to it like, well, a baby to a nipple.